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BA's artwork can be found in print as well as on various merchandise.

This workbook offers diverse strengths-based tools to incorporate the Creative Mindfulness Technique (CMT) into clinical practice. It provides an essential understanding of the ethical scope of practice, ensuring that clinicians consider the depth of their own training in the implementation of the CMT art directives.

The Creative Mindfulness Treatment Deck: This deck was designed to provide thoughtful prompts for conversation, art making, and/or writing.Therapists might use these in clinical therapy sessions as conversation starters. Each card is a reproduction of a unique mixed media piece by BA Short that honors and considers life themes and the feelings that come with them. Some of the cards represent positive events and some difficult. Clinicians may choose to incorporate the Creative Mindfulness Technique (CMT), utilizing the cards as a preliminary source of conversation, followed by mindfulness meditation, response art, and finally verbal process.

Using evidence-based creative mindfulness techniques (CMT), this book acts as a useful guide for clinical mental health practitioners seeking to build resilience levels in clients recovering from trauma. It examines the effectiveness of the CMT approach, providing applicable art therapy techniques to enhance the therapist’s toolbox for clinical effectiveness.

Creative Wellness: A Creative Art Journal is an interactive workbook where one may honor the creative process. Users do not need any previous art experience. This mixed media process engages anyone willing to explore with an open mind. Following gentle prompts readers will explore the eight dimensions of wellness and uncover areas needing attention. This process utilizes writing, drawing, collage and paint.